Faking It

For John, BLUF:  .  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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The Blog Think Progress has "The Inside Story Of How A Fake PhD Hijacked The Syria Debate".  This is about Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Analyst Dr. Elizabeth O’Bagy, who had a Masters Degree from Georgetown University, but played it as a PhD.  She was a favorite of Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham.

Here is someone's comment on the situation:

I've seen far too many people burn out because their self-discipline was not on the same level as their talent and ambition.

Amen.

Regards  —  Cliff

Think Progress characterizes ISW as an influential neoconservative-aligned think tank.  Snark?